Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

sword-of-honour-03

Sword of Honour

DOS1993 action
operation-market-garden-01

Operation Market Garden

DOS1985protected strategy
thecivilwar-empire-02

The Civil War

DOS1995 strategy
unreal-world-roguelike-09

UnReal World v. 3.20

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1992freeware rpg
avon-splash

Avon

DOS1989 adventure
If Shakespeare wrote video games and then decided, “You know what this needs? A parser and some pixelated drama,” you'd get Avon. In this interactive fiction gem from 1...
b24-combat-sim-04

B-24 Combat Simulator

DOS1987protected vehicle simulation
Step aside, arcade action—B-24 Combat Simulator (1987) is here to test your patience, eyesight, and possibly your sanity. It’s all about realism, baby. You’ll tak...
super-huey-ii-title

Super Huey II

DOS1988protected vehicle simulation
mission-critical-06

Mission Critical

DOS1995protected adventure
armor-alley-02

Armor Alley

DOSMac OS1991 shooter
In Armor Alley, you command a helicopter in a warzone that looks like a side-scrolling office meeting gone wrong. It’s strategy meets action: you must manage resources, deplo...
maddog-williams-04

The Adventures of Maddog Williams in the Dungeons of Duridian

DOS1992freeware adventure
The Adventures of Maddog Williams in the Dungeons of Duridian is a title that feels like it was generated by rolling dice on a fantasy word table, and somehow that’s part of its ...
scavengersmutant-splash

Scavengers of the Mutant World

DOS1988 rpg
Scavengers of the Mutant World (1988) takes you to a post-apocalyptic wasteland where radiation has turned most life forms into something between a potato and a death machine. Your...
king-of-chicago-02

King of Chicago

DOSMac OS1987 action-adventure
3d-noah-ark-01

Super 3-D Noah's Ark

DOS1995protected shooter
ace2-compression-01

Ace 2.02

DOS2001 application
decker-02

Decker

Windows XP/98/952002freeware rpg
In the neon-lit corridors of cyberspace, you're a "decker," infiltrating corporate mainframes like a digital ninja. Released in 2002, this roguelike RPG offers a tile-based cyberpu...
star-general-combo-02

Star General

Windows XP/98/95DOS1996protected strategy
Star General is a turn-based strategy game developed by Catware and published by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.). It was released in 1996 for MS-DOS and later for Windows. The ga...
9-princes-in-amber-01

9 Princes in Amber

DOS1985 adventure
Based on the cult fantasy novels by Roger Zelazny, 9 Princes in Amber is a 1985 text adventure that assumes two things: you’ve read the books, and you enjoy typing things lik...
armour-geddon-04

Armour-Geddon

DOS1992 vehicle simulation
Armour-Geddon is what you get when someone combines Wargames with a midlife crisis. Set in a post-nuke world where you pilot tanks, helicopters, and laser cannons to stop a doomsda...
chess2100-splash

Fidelity Chessmaster 2100

DOS1989 strategy
Fidelity Chessmaster 2100, released in 1989 for DOS, is chess with a very clear mission: beat you, patiently and without mercy. At the time, it was a serious achievement in compute...
citadel-of-the-black-sun-03

Citadel of the Black Sun

DOS1989canceled rpg
rocketranger-7

Rocket Ranger

DOS1988protected action
turbo-champions-03

Turbo Champions

DOS1989 racing
hi-command-03

High Command: Europe 1939-45

DOS1992 strategy
international-moto-x-05

International Moto X

DOS1996 racing
animator-pro-02

Autodesk Animator Pro

DOS1991 application
dominus-03

Dominus

DOS1994 strategy
Dominus (1994) is what happens when a tower defense game and an RPG get thrown into a medieval blender. You’re tasked with defending your castle from wave after wave of enemi...
cyrus-04

Cyrus

DOS1985 strategy
Cyrus is a chess program that doesn’t just play well—it plays with personality. The AI adjusts to your skill level, offering a challenge whether you’re a beginner...
covertaction-splash

Sid Meier's Covert Action

DOS1990protected simulation